2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race

2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race
The Lausitzring in 2002 was unchanged.
Race Information
Date	14 July 2002
No.	47
Event	2002 Lausitz 200
Location	Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
Format	30 km / 15 min (Qualifikationslauf)
Lap length	4.534 km (2.817 mi)
Distance	7 laps / 31.738 km (19.721 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Laurent Aïello
Team	Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:39.027
Fastest Lap
Driver	Laurent Aïello
Team	Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:41.410 on lap 5
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Laurent Aïello	Bernd Schneider	Christian Abt
Winner Team	Team Abt Sportsline
Time	12:00.349
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The 2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race, otherwise known as the DTM Lausitz 2002 Qualifikationslauf, was the eleventh race of the 2002 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany on 14 July 2002. The race would see Laurent Aïello claim another strong victory on his march to the 2002 title, beating Bernd Schneider by almost two seconds.

Qualifying to set the grid for the Qualifikationslauf would see Aïello secure his third pole of the campaign, defeating Schneider in a duel for the top spot on the grid. Christian Abt was best of the rest in third ahead of Mattias Ekström and Martin Tomczyk as Abt-Audi dominated the top end of the field, with Joachim Winkelhock the best Opel pilot in eighth.

The start of the race saw the Abt-Audis swarm to the front of the field, with Aïello drifting across to block Schneider, while Abt and Tomczyk pulled up along the outside of the #1 Mercedes. Abt duly eased ahead of the Mercedes to secure second behind Aïello, while Schneider and Tomczyk ran side-by-side until they entered turn five.

Behind the start and the opening tour would prove to be fairly tame, with Aïello storming away from Abt, while Schneider enhanced his grip on third. Tomczyk, meanwhile, would slip back behind Ekström after the #1 Mercedes had elbowed its way back ahead, while Uwe Alzen found himself fighting hard with Manuel Reuter for eighth.

Schneider would move back ahead of Abt at the end of the second tour, with a well timed lunge at his compatriot onto the banking getting the job done. Behind the order was static with Ekström holding off Tomczyk, as Christijan Albers picked up a puncture and was forced to stop.

Indeed, the race would run clean through to the chequered flag, with no major changes to the order throughout. Aïello hence claimed a comfortable victory ahead of Schneider, while Abt kept Ekström at bay to secure third and the final point, while Yves Olivier was the race's only retirement after an unspecified issue.

Background

Laurent Aïello headed the Championship charge at the halfway point of the season, and left Nuremberg with a strong 25 point lead. Mattias Ekström was his closest challenger in second, with less than half of the Frenchman's points tally, while Bernd Schneider sat in third on 21, two further back. Jean Alesi and Christian Abt completed the half-time top five, with fifteen drivers on the scoresheet after ten races.

In the Teams' Championship it was Team Abt Sportsline who led the charge with the season at its halfway point, having claimed 60 points in the first half of the season. Vodafone AMG-Mercedes were next up in second, nineteen behind, while Team Abt occupied third with 26 points. The top five was then completed by OPC Euroteam and OPC Team Holzer, with nine of the eleven teams having scored.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Livery
1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2002
2	Jean Alesi	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2002
3	Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2002
4	Karl Wendlinger	Team Abt	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2002
5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2002
6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2002
7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002
8	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Phoenix	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002
9	Mattias Ekström	Team Abt	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2002
10	Christian Abt	Team Abt Sportsline	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2002
11	Thomas Jäger	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001
12	Peter Dumbreck	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001
14	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002
15	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002
16	Bernd Mayländer	OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001
17	Patrick Huisman	OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001
18	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001
19	Yves Olivier	OPC Euroteam	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001
23	Martin Tomczyk	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2002
24	Stefan Mücke	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001
42	Christijan Albers	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race are outlined below:

2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	3	Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	1:39.027	—	164.827 km/h	1
2nd	1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	1:39.233	+0.206s	164.485 km/h	2
3rd	10	Christian Abt	Team Abt Sportsline	1:39.355	+0.328s	164.283 km/h	3
4th	9	Mattias Ekström	Team Abt	1:39.449	+0.422s	164.128 km/h	4
5th	23	Martin Tomczyk	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	1:39.577	+0.550s	163.917 km/h	5
6th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1:39.582	+0.555s	163.909 km/h	6
7th	4	Karl Wendlinger	Team Abt	1:39.774	+0.747s	163.593 km/h	7
8th	8	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Phoenix	1:39.798	+0.771s	163.554 km/h	8
9th	2	Jean Alesi	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	1:39.817	+0.790s	163.523 km/h	9
10th	7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	1:39.820	+0.793s	163.518 km/h	10
11th	18	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	1:39.853	+0.826s	163.464 km/h	11
12th	19	Yves Olivier	OPC Euroteam	1:39.864	+0.837s	163.446 km/h	12
13th	14	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer	1:39.948	+0.921s	163.308 km/h	13
14th	5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1:39.949	+0.922s	163.307 km/h	14
15th	11	Thomas Jäger	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	1:40.305	+1.278s	162.727 km/h	15
16th	16	Bernd Mayländer	OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes	1:40.314	+1.287s	162.713 km/h	16
17th	17	Patrick Huisman	OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes	1:40.767	+1.740s	161.981 km/h	17
18th	12	Peter Dumbreck	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	1:40.788	+1.761s	161.947 km/h	18
19th	15	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer	1:40.867	+1.840s	161.827 km/h	19
20th	42	Christijan Albers	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	1:41.065	+2.038s	161.503 km/h	20
21st	24	Stefan Mücke	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	1:41.145	+2.118s	161.376 km/h	21
107% Time: 1:45.958
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

The starting grid for the 2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race in shown below:

		24	Stefan Mücke	1:41.145			15	Michael Bartels	1:40.867			17	Patrick Huisman	1:40.767			11	Thomas Jäger	1:40.305			14	Timo Scheider	1:39.948			18	Alain Menu	1:39.853			2	Jean Alesi	1:39.817			4	Karl Wendlinger	1:39.774			23	Martin Tomczyk	1:39.577			10	Christian Abt	1:39.355			3	Laurent Aïello	1:39.027
						42	Christijan Albers		1:41.065		12	Peter Dumbreck		1:40.788		16	Bernd Mayländer		1:40.314		5	Uwe Alzen		1:39.949		19	Yves Olivier		1:39.864		7	Manuel Reuter		1:39.820		8	Joachim Winkelhock		1:39.798		6	Marcel Fässler		1:39.582		9	Mattias Ekström		1:39.449		1	Bernd Schneider		1:39.233

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2002 Lausitzring Qualifying Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	3	Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	7	12:00.349	1:41.410	3
2nd	1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	7	+1.761s		2
3rd	10	Christian Abt	Team Abt Sportsline	7	+5.179s		1
4th	9	Mattias Ekström	Team Abt	7	+5.844s
5th	23	Martin Tomczyk	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	7	+9.780s
6th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	7	+10.150s
7th	8	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Phoenix	7	+10.921s
8th	18	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	7	+14.070s
9th	5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	7	+14.183s
10th	4	Karl Wendlinger	Team Abt Sportsline	7	+21.754s
11th	7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	7	+22.021s
12th	11	Thomas Jäger	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	7	+22.891s
13th	14	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer	7	+23.278s
14th	2	Jean Alesi	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	7	+23.683s
15th	17	Patrick Huisman	OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes	7	+24.918s
16th	12	Peter Dumbreck	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	7	+25.218s
17th	16	Bernd Mayländer	OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes	7	+25.479s
18th	24	Stefan Mücke	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	7	+26.556s
19th	15	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer	7	+27.022s
20th	42	Christijan Albers	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	7	+1:26.743
21st*	19	Yves Olivier	OPC Euroteam	5	Retired
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Olivier was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Eleventh victory for Laurent Aïello.
• ABT Sportsline claimed their fourteenth victory as an entrant.
  • Abt-Audi registered their fourteenth victory as a manufacturer.

Standings

There had been little change to the Championship at the end of the eleventh race of the 2002 campaign, as Laurent Aïello inched closer to the Championship title after claiming his 51st point of the season. Mattias Ekström was his closest challenger in second, with less than half of the points of his stablemate on 23, while Bernd Schneider had moved level with the young Swede in third. Jean Alesi and Christian Abt then completed the top five, with no new names on the scoresheet.

Likewise, there had been little change to the order of the Teams' Championship, as Team Abt Sportsline once again added to their lead. They had moved 21 clear of closest rivals Vodafone AMG-Mercedes in second, the only other scorers in the Qualifikationslauf, while Team Abt had held third on 26 points.

2002 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Laurent Aïello 51 ◄0 2nd Mattias Ekström 23 ◄0 3rd Bernd Schneider 23 ◄0 4th Jean Alesi 20 ◄0 5th Christian Abt 13 ◄0 6th Alain Menu 6 ◄0 7th Martin Tomczyk 5 ◄0 8th Christijan Albers 5 ◄0 9th Timo Scheider 5 ◄0 10th Marcel Fässler 4 ◄0 11th Uwe Alzen 4 ◄0 12th Karl Wendlinger 3 ◄0 13th Joachim Winkelhock 2 ◄0 14th Michael Bartels 1 ◄0 15th Manuel Reuter 1 ◄0

2002 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Team Abt Sportsline 64 ◄0 2nd Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 43 ◄0 3rd Team Abt 26 ◄0 4th Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 8 ◄0 5th OPC Euroteam 6 ◄0 6th OPC Team Holzer 6 ◄0 7th Team Abt Sportsline Junior 5 ◄0 8th Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 5 ◄0 9th OPC Team Phoenix 3 ◄0 10th Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 0 ◄0 11th OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 0 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

References

Images and Videos:

• Liveries: byggxx, 'Rennwagen (2002)', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki/de, 2015), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Rennwagen_(2002), (Accessed 29/05/2020)

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